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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Activity Report
today. Company highlights for the month of April 2015 include:

Net new assets brought to the company by new and existing clients in
April 2015 totaled $9.1 billion, including $9.3 billion of inflows
from certain mutual fund clearing services clients. Aside from these
inflows, net new assets reflected client cash disbursements during tax
season.

Total client assets were a record $2.55 trillion as of month-end
April, up 10% from April 2014 and up 1% compared to March 2015.

Client assets receiving ongoing advisory services were also a record
$1.26 trillion as of month-end April, up 11% from April 2014 and up 1%
compared to March 2015.

About Charles Schwab

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) is a leading provider of
financial services, with more than 325 offices and 9.6 million active
brokerage accounts, 1.5 million corporate retirement plan participants,
992,000 banking accounts, and $2.55 trillion in client assets as of
April 30, 2015. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides
a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, money
management and financial advisory services to individual investors and
independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC, http://www.sipc.org),
and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and
products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial
planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation
plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors;
and custodial, operational and trading support for independent,
fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services. Its
banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC and an Equal
Housing Lender), provides banking and lending services and products.
More information is available at www.schwab.com
and www.aboutschwab.com.

The Charles Schwab Corporation Monthly Activity Report For April 2015

The Charles Schwab Corporation Monthly Activity Report For April
2015

2014

2015

Change

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

Mo.

Yr.

Market Indices

(at month end)

Dow Jones Industrial Average

16,581

16,717

16,827

16,563

17,098

17,043

17,391

17,828

17,823

17,165

18,133

17,776

17,841

-

8

%

Nasdaq Composite

4,115

4,243

4,408

4,370

4,580

4,493

4,631

4,792

4,736

4,635

4,964

4,901

4,941

1

%

20

%

Standard & Poor’s 500

1,884

1,924

1,960

1,931

2,003

1,972

2,018

2,068

2,059

1,995

2,105

2,068

2,086

1

%

11

%

Client Assets

(in billions of dollars)

Beginning Client Assets

2,308.0

2,312.9

2,354.2

2,401.9

2,382.7

2,448.3

2,403.7

2,440.6

2,478.8

2,463.6

2,445.0

2,531.1

2,524.4

Net New Assets (1, 2)

0.3

10.9

11.5

15.9

8.5

10.3

7.9

10.9

14.4

9.3

6.8

12.6

9.1

(28

%)

N/M

Net Market Gains (Losses)

4.6

30.4

36.2

(35.1

)

57.1

(54.9

)

29.0

27.3

(29.6

)

(27.9

)

79.3

(19.3

)

15.8

Total Client Assets (at month end)

2,312.9

2,354.2

2,401.9

2,382.7

2,448.3

2,403.7

2,440.6

2,478.8

2,463.6

2,445.0

2,531.1

2,524.4

2,549.3

1

%

10

%

Receiving Ongoing Advisory Services

(at month end)

Investor Services

160.6

163.7

176.5

175.1

180.0

177.3

180.2

183.3

182.5

181.5

187.8

188.4

191.0

1

%

19

%

Advisor Services (3)

977.4

995.3

1,014.9

1,007.2

1,035.3

1,015.3

1,032.4

1,049.0

1,045.6

1,038.4

1,065.8

1,063.4

1,071.9

1

%

10

%

Client Accounts

(at month end, in thousands)

Active Brokerage Accounts

9,217

9,228

9,252

9,269

9,288

9,309

9,326

9,346

9,386

9,407

9,435

9,493

9,553

1

%

4

%

Banking Accounts

938

944

950

956

964

970

974

979

985

978

983

986

992

1

%

6

%

Corporate Retirement Plan Participants (2)

1,344

1,346

1,344

1,381

1,383

1,405

1,416

1,416

1,428

1,441

1,475

1,474

1,469

-

9

%

Client Activity

New Brokerage Accounts (in thousands)

95

71

76

78

75

76

76

70

97

84

80

110

111

1

%

17

%

Inbound Calls (in thousands)

1,938

1,691

1,806

1,873

1,768

1,755

1,928

1,656

1,980

1,872

1,827

1,930

1,954

1

%

1

%

Web Logins (in thousands)

34,254

32,165

32,768

33,426

32,491

31,098

32,409

31,528

34,580

34,294

35,379

36,278

35,966

(1

%)

5

%

Cash as a Percentage of Client Assets (4)

12.4

%

12.2

%

11.9

%

12.1

%

11.9

%

12.2

%

12.1

%

11.9

%

12.3

%

12.3

%

11.9

%

12.0

%

11.5

%

(50) bp

(90) bp

Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund

Net Buys (Sells) (5, 6)

(in millions of dollars)

Large Capitalization Stock

95

129

311

773

620

228

1,881

1,538

1,347

1,084

(1,154

)

(586

)

(1,496

)

Small / Mid Capitalization Stock

(430

)

(564

)

220

(355

)

(639

)

(127

)

(307

)

91

(346

)

488

(12

)

290

423

International

1,665

1,240

2,137

817

524

166

(20

)

794

177

1,630

3,463

4,650

3,613

Specialized

609

377

1,690

1,082

373

(24

)

781

503

566

1,452

748

(47

)

(5

)

Hybrid

230

406

201

532

165

-

(531

)

(363

)

(687

)

180

138

(284

)

(210

)

Taxable Bond

449

1,346

606

92

683

(3,475

)

797

577

(1,914

)

1,298

2,722

924

1,075

Tax-Free Bond

246

584

516

277

400

463

584

479

603

598

471

613

13

Net Buy (Sell) Activity

(in millions of dollars)

Mutual Funds (5)

1,312

2,236

3,313

1,804

612

(4,022

)

358

254

(4,381

)

3,174

3,086

1,765

420

Exchange-Traded Funds (6)

1,553

1,284

2,368

1,414

1,514

1,253

2,827

3,365

4,127

3,556

3,290

3,795

2,993

Money Market Funds

(4,141

)

(561

)

(1,664

)

1,493

1,248

2,224

477

(1,643

)

4,294

(2,080

)

(2,158

)

(1,362

)

(6,970

)

Average Interest-Earning Assets (7)

(in millions of dollars)

137,164

136,588

137,328

137,785

139,027

140,115

141,502

141,884

144,695

147,495

148,911

152,247

152,697

-

11

%

(1)

April 2015 includes inflows of $9.3 billion from certain mutual
fund clearing services clients. February 2015 includes an outflow
of $11.6 billion relating to the Company's planned resignation
from an Advisor Services cash management relationship. September
2014 includes an inflow of $7.8 billion and outflow of $3.4
billion from certain mutual fund clearing services clients. July
2014 includes an inflow of $2.4 billion from a mutual fund
clearing services client.

(2)

In February 2015, the Company increased its reported totals for
overall client assets and retirement plan participants by $6.1
billion and 35,000, respectively, to reflect the final impact of
the consolidation of its retirement plan recordkeeping platforms
as previously announced in September 2013.

(3)

Excludes Retirement Business Services Trust.

(4)

Schwab One®, other cash equivalents, deposits from banking clients
and money market fund balances as a percentage of total client
assets.

(5)

Represents the principal value of client mutual fund transactions
handled by Schwab, including transactions in proprietary funds.
Includes institutional funds available only to Investment Managers.
Excludes money market fund transactions.

(6)

Represents the principal value of client ETF transactions handled by
Schwab, including transactions in proprietary ETFs.

(7)

Represents total interest-earning assets on the Company's balance
sheet.